Frank Bagnall Movies

Beautifully filmed in black and white, this classic short film looks at pearling in the late 1940s. It goes on board the boats that work off the...

At the height of World War II, the Germans discover that a certain British personage is to stay at the country house of Lord Buckley. They devise a...

In the estuaries and lagoons of the Northern Territory, freshwater and saltwater crocodile are hunted for their hides by both Indigenous and...

Part 1 of the History of Australian Cinema series. Australian cinema from the very beginning, from the newsreels, ethnographic and actuality films,...

In Australia, children live in the Outback, too far from others to travel to any school. The Australian government has a school with no student only...

The film examines the organisation of civil aviation in Australia, from passenger flights to freight and utility aircraft. It includes planning and...

Shows new methods in treating those afflicted with mental health issues. Contrasts past treatment regimes where people were locked away out of sight...

Can't find what you are looking for? All you have to do is ask. Such advice is not so straightforward when you can't speak the language. By 1951,...

Made by The National Film Board 1947. Directed by Catherine Duncan. Christmas in Australia is a mid summer festival, with temperatures rising high. ...

Part 2 of the History of Australian Cinema series. Covering the 1920s and 30s. From an origin that promised so much, the Australian film production...

This film makes a general survey of the Northern Territory of Australia and indicates its potential in regard to many already established industries....

This film looks at Nauru in 1962 when it had the highest per-capita income in the world but when the depletion of the country's phosphate resources...